Re: [PATCH] dynamic_debug: Add an option to enable dynamic debug for modules only

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On 4/15/20 12:31 PM, Orson Zhai wrote:
> Hi Jason,
> 
> On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 8:33 PM Orson Zhai <orson.unisoc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> From: Orson Zhai <orson.zhai@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Instead of enabling dynamic debug globally with CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG,
>> CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE will only enable core function of dynamic
>> debug. With the DEBUG_MODULE defined for any modules, dynamic debug
>> will be tied to them.
>>
>> This is useful for people who only want to enable dynamic debug for
>> kernel modules without worrying about kernel image size and memory
>> consumption is increasing too much.
>>
> 
> Do you have any comments for this patch?
> 

So I like that you added the 'DEBUG_MODULE', but I'm wondering if the
naming is too generic? Maybe DYNAMIC_DEBUG_MODULE?

There may also be other places where you want to have the per-module
dependency, for example netdev_dbg()? But perhaps further expansion
could wait for a user...

Thanks,

-Jason


> Best Regards,
> Orson
> 
>> Signed-off-by: Orson Zhai <orson.zhai@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst |  7 +++++--
>>  include/linux/dev_printk.h                        |  6 ++++--
>>  include/linux/dynamic_debug.h                     |  2 +-
>>  include/linux/printk.h                            | 14 +++++++++-----
>>  lib/Kconfig.debug                                 | 12 ++++++++++++
>>  lib/Makefile                                      |  2 +-
>>  lib/dynamic_debug.c                               |  9 +++++++--
>>  7 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
>> index 0dc2eb8..fa5b8d4 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
>> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
>> @@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ kernel code to obtain additional kernel information.  Currently, if
>>  ``print_hex_dump_debug()``/``print_hex_dump_bytes()`` calls can be dynamically
>>  enabled per-callsite.
>>
>> -If ``CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG`` is not set, ``print_hex_dump_debug()`` is just
>> -shortcut for ``print_hex_dump(KERN_DEBUG)``.
>> +If ``CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE`` is set, only the modules with ``DEBUG_MODULE``
>> +defined will be tied into dynamic debug.
>> +
>> +If ``CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG`` or ``CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE`` is not set,
>> +``print_hex_dump_debug()`` is just shortcut for ``print_hex_dump(KERN_DEBUG)``.
>>
>>  For ``print_hex_dump_debug()``/``print_hex_dump_bytes()``, format string is
>>  its ``prefix_str`` argument, if it is constant string; or ``hexdump``
>> diff --git a/include/linux/dev_printk.h b/include/linux/dev_printk.h
>> index 5aad06b..2fb0671 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/dev_printk.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/dev_printk.h
>> @@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ void _dev_info(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
>>  #define dev_info(dev, fmt, ...)                                                \
>>         _dev_info(dev, dev_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
>>
>> -#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG) || \
>> +       (defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE) && defined(DEBUG_MODULE))
>>  #define dev_dbg(dev, fmt, ...)                                         \
>>         dynamic_dev_dbg(dev, dev_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
>>  #elif defined(DEBUG)
>> @@ -181,7 +182,8 @@ do {                                                                        \
>>         dev_level_ratelimited(dev_notice, dev, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
>>  #define dev_info_ratelimited(dev, fmt, ...)                            \
>>         dev_level_ratelimited(dev_info, dev, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
>> -#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG) || \
>> +       (defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE) && defined(DEBUG_MODULE))
>>  /* descriptor check is first to prevent flooding with "callbacks suppressed" */
>>  #define dev_dbg_ratelimited(dev, fmt, ...)                             \
>>  do {                                                                   \
>> diff --git a/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h b/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
>> index 4cf02ec..abcd5fd 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
>> @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct _ddebug {
>>
>>
>>
>> -#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE)
>>  int ddebug_add_module(struct _ddebug *tab, unsigned int n,
>>                                 const char *modname);
>>  extern int ddebug_remove_module(const char *mod_name);
>> diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
>> index 1e6108b..77fab5b 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/printk.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/printk.h
>> @@ -291,8 +291,9 @@ extern int kptr_restrict;
>>  /*
>>   * These can be used to print at the various log levels.
>>   * All of these will print unconditionally, although note that pr_debug()
>> - * and other debug macros are compiled out unless either DEBUG is defined
>> - * or CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG is set.
>> + * and other debug macros are compiled out unless either DEBUG is defined,
>> + * CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG is set, or CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE is set when
>> + * DEBUG_MODULE being defined for any modules.
>>   */
>>  #define pr_emerg(fmt, ...) \
>>         printk(KERN_EMERG pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
>> @@ -327,7 +328,8 @@ extern int kptr_restrict;
>>
>>
>>  /* If you are writing a driver, please use dev_dbg instead */
>> -#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG) || \
>> +       (defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE) && defined(DEBUG_MODULE))
>>  #include <linux/dynamic_debug.h>
>>
>>  /* dynamic_pr_debug() uses pr_fmt() internally so we don't need it here */
>> @@ -453,7 +455,8 @@ extern int kptr_restrict;
>>  #endif
>>
>>  /* If you are writing a driver, please use dev_dbg instead */
>> -#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG) || \
>> +       (defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE) && defined(DEBUG_MODULE))
>>  /* descriptor check is first to prevent flooding with "callbacks suppressed" */
>>  #define pr_debug_ratelimited(fmt, ...)                                 \
>>  do {                                                                   \
>> @@ -500,7 +503,8 @@ static inline void print_hex_dump_bytes(const char *prefix_str, int prefix_type,
>>
>>  #endif
>>
>> -#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG) || \
>> +       (defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE) && defined(DEBUG_MODULE))
>>  #define print_hex_dump_debug(prefix_str, prefix_type, rowsize, \
>>                              groupsize, buf, len, ascii)        \
>>         dynamic_hex_dump(prefix_str, prefix_type, rowsize,      \
>> diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
>> index 50c1f5f..25a1b9de 100644
>> --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
>> +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
>> @@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ config DYNAMIC_DEBUG
>>         default n
>>         depends on PRINTK
>>         depends on (DEBUG_FS || PROC_FS)
>> +       select DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE
>>         help
>>
>>           Compiles debug level messages into the kernel, which would not
>> @@ -165,6 +166,17 @@ config DYNAMIC_DEBUG
>>           See Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst for additional
>>           information.
>>
>> +config DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE
>> +       bool "Enable core function of dynamic debug support"
>> +       depends on PRINTK
>> +       depends on (DEBUG_FS || PROC_FS)
>> +       help
>> +         Enable core functional support of dynamic debug. It is useful
>> +         when you want to tie dynamic debug to your kernel modules with
>> +         DEBUG_MODULE defined for each of them, especially for the case
>> +         of embedded system where the kernel image size is sensitive for
>> +         people.
>> +
>>  config SYMBOLIC_ERRNAME
>>         bool "Support symbolic error names in printf"
>>         default y if PRINTK
>> diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
>> index 685aee6..8952772 100644
>> --- a/lib/Makefile
>> +++ b/lib/Makefile
>> @@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ lib-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_BUG) += bug.o
>>
>>  obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK) += syscall.o
>>
>> -obj-$(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG) += dynamic_debug.o
>> +obj-$(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE) += dynamic_debug.o
>>  obj-$(CONFIG_SYMBOLIC_ERRNAME) += errname.o
>>
>>  obj-$(CONFIG_NLATTR) += nlattr.o
>> diff --git a/lib/dynamic_debug.c b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
>> index 8f199f4..321437b 100644
>> --- a/lib/dynamic_debug.c
>> +++ b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
>> @@ -1032,8 +1032,13 @@ static int __init dynamic_debug_init(void)
>>         int verbose_bytes = 0;
>>
>>         if (&__start___verbose == &__stop___verbose) {
>> -               pr_warn("_ddebug table is empty in a CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG build\n");
>> -               return 1;
>> +               if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)) {
>> +                       pr_warn("_ddebug table is empty in a CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG build\n");
>> +                       return 1;
>> +               }
>> +               pr_info("Ignore empty _ddebug table in a CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE build\n");
>> +               ddebug_init_success = 1;
>> +               return 0;
>>         }
>>         iter = __start___verbose;
>>         modname = iter->modname;
>> --
>> 2.7.4
>>



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